I purchased and installed MetaStock V9.1 EOD in my Dell laptop in June 2006. As my PC ages, I am concerned that my hard drive may crash someday. I am considering backing up my MetaStock files/software with a subscription to "Carbonite" which encrypts and uploads the hard drive files to a secure server. Do any MetaStock Community members have any experience with Carbonite or similar file retrieval products, and if utilized, would MetaStock software and related chart files be restored to full functionality?

Hi, You should not be too concerned as long as you have the original installation CDs. If your computer finally dies, it would be a "good" execuse to re-install Metastock in a clean state, onto a new computer. Of course, backing up is a also a good soiutlion, but, I will not be too concerned over such technicality, because our focus is on making money using Metastock. In any case, please note: 1) There is a place where all formulas created by you, are kept. If you have done something like that. You need to look for the folder and make sure it is copied to a thumb drive. If you only use the built-in formulas, you will not have such a folder. 2) There is a place where all downloaded EOD data is kept. By default, it is in C:\MS. Once you opened the MS folder, you should be able to find other folders. The "other" folder contains all the downloaded files. Now, finally, the question is: Do you want to keep all those downloaded files? Weill, yes, if are a full time trader working in a corporate environment. No, if you are merely trading for yourself. The reason is we should not bother to maintain such stringent measures since you have fresh data downloaded everyday during your EOD sessions. Your data is as good as what your provider gives to you. If your provider gives you corrupted data durng EOD sessions, you will received corrupted data. No point backing up "rubbish". In addition, it is important to note that Metastock can be installed on 2 computers. Ahlimo